Where does Tri-County EMC get electric power?
Tri-County EMC obtains electric energy through a combination of joint-ownership of generation facilities and contracts with other producers. Currently, Tri-County jointly owns sufficient generation to supply approximately sixty percent of our member’s power requirements. This joint ownership is accomplished through membership in Oglethorpe Power Corporation, a cooperative established in 1974 by Tri-County EMC and 38 other Georgia electric cooperatives. Oglethorpe Power houses and operates the assets for all 39 members. The remaining forty percent of power requirements for Tri-County’s customers are provided through a contact with Southern Power Corporation, part of the Southern Company. Electricity in Georgia is transported through a network jointly owned by all of Georgia’s electric utilities called the Integrated Transmission System (ITS). Georgia Transmission Corporation, another cooperative, owns and maintains the percentage share of transmission lines needed to deliver wholesale p
